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High School Physics with lab
$650 per semester, $1300 annually
This is fulfills the "d" requirement for A-G students at Ocean Grove.
Throughout the course of the year, the students gain an appreciation of the Laws of Nature (Physics) by engaging in experiments and relating experimental data to physical science concepts. In this one-year course, students will cover measurement, vectors, Laws of Motion, work and energy, momentum and collisions, circular motion, gravitation, heat, thermodynamics, waves, sound, light, refraction, electrical energy, and current, circuits and magnetism, and atomic physics. The general objective of this course is to provide a clear conceptual development and practice with both fundamental physics concepts and problem-solving skills. Students will develop abilities necessary to meet the following learning outcomes: understand the scientific inquiry, build an understanding of linear motion and two-dimensional motion including circular motion, develop an understanding of forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion, and describe and apply concepts of impulse and momentum, develop an understanding of energy as the ability to cause change, describe wave motion and the wave nature of sound and light, express an understanding of static electricity and direct current electrical circuits.
PREREQUISITE:
Algebra I or Integrated Math 1, or equivalent experience. Students must understand how to use algebra to solve general word problems and equations.
TEXTBOOK:
CK-12 Interactive Physics for High School- Customized just for our physics class!
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Unit 1: Mechanics in One Dimension
This unit includes topics in scientific methods and an introduction to physics. We will learn about data, graphing, measurements, and how to picture motion.
Unit 2: Motion, Acceleration, Free Fall, Newton’s 3rd Law, Drag, Vectors, Friction, 2D Forces
This unit covers motion, acceleration, free fall, Newton’s Third Law, drag, vectors, friction, and forces in two dimensions.
Unit 3: Projectile Motion, Relative Velocity, Gravitation, Planetary Motion, Rotational Motion and Equilibrium
This unit covers projectile motion, relative velocity, gravitation, planetary motion, rotational motion, and equilibrium.
Unit 4: Momentum, Energy, Thermodynamics
This unit covers impulse, momentum, conservation of momentum, work and energy, forms of energy, machines, thermal energy, temperature, and heat and thermodynamics.
Unit 5: Fluids and Waves
This unit covers states of matter, properties of fluids, and the force within liquids and solids. It also includes periodic motion, wave properties, and behavior.
Unit 6: Sound and Light
Topics in this unit include sound, properties and detection of sound, physics of music, light, and illumination.
Unit 7: Optics
This unit covers reflection and refraction, mirrors, lenses, interference and diffraction, and electrical changes and fields.
Unit 8: Circuits, Magnetism, Magnetic Forces, Currents
Topics in this unit include circuits, magnetism, magnetic forces, and currents.
Unit 9: Modern Physics
This unit covers topics such as quantum theory, particle models of waves, Bohr’s Model, solid-state electronics, nuclear decay and reactions, and the building blocks of matter.